• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제51권4호
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• pp.1098-1108
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• 2019

Korea's first commercial nuclear power plant at Kori site was permanently shut down in 2017 and is currently in transition stage. Preparatory activities for decommissioning such as historical site assessment, characterization, and dismantling design are being actively carried out for successful D&D (Dismantling and Decontamination) at Kori site. The ultimate goal of decommissioning will be to ensure the safety of workers and residents that may arise during the decommissioning of nuclear facilities and, thereby finally returning the site to its original status in accordance with the release criteria. Upon completion of decommissioning, the resident's safety at a site released will be assessed from the evaluation of dose caused by radionuclides expected to be present or detected at the site. Although the U.S. commercial nuclear power plants with decommissioning experience use different site release criteria, most of them are 0.25 mSv/y. In Korea, both the unrestricted and restricted release criteria have been set to 0.1 mSv/y by the Nuclear Safety and Security Commission. However, since the dose is difficult to measure, measurable concentration guideline levels for residual radionuclides that result in dose equivalent to the site release criteria should be derived. For this derivation, site reuse scenario, selection of potential radionuclides, and systematic methodology should be developed in planning stage of Kori site decommissioning. In this paper, for calculation of a preliminary site-specific Derived Concentration Guideline Levels (DCGLs) for the Nuclear Power Plant site, a novel approach has been developed which can fully reflect practical reuse plans of the Kori site by taking into account multiple site reuse scenarios sequentially, thereby striking a remarkable distinction with conventional approaches which considers only a single site scenario.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제56권8호
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• pp.3359-3368
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• 2024

In the calculation of DCGLs using RESRAD code, the selection of input parameter values is paramount, which is basically possible when specific measures for selecting reuse scenarios and probabilistic evaluation methods are established. When referring to the impact of the age group considered in the environmental impact assessment among the existing operations of the plant, it may also need to be applied in the decommissioning project, and there will be considerations along with site reuse scenarios and probabilistic evaluations. Therefore, the main purpose of this study is to distinguish the types of exposure affected by residual radioactivity contamination during the process of deriving DCGL to be used in the final site release stage of NPPs and to evaluate them by reasonably assigning age group parameter values. In addition, the case of entering a single value for parameter values by age group and the case of entering probabilistic distributions were compared and analyzed.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제50권8호
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• pp.1289-1297
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• 2018

Preliminary surface soil Derived Concentration Guideline Levels (DCGLs) were derived conforming to the Multi-Agency Radiation Site Survey and Investigation Manual (MARSSIM) procedure for the site release and reuse of Kori Unit 1 in Korea. Based on the decommissioning experiences of the U.S. nuclear power plants, a suite of residual radionuclides was determined, and uncertainties contributed to the resultant dose by the input parameters were quantified via the sensitivity analysis of parameters. The peak of the mean dose was obtained via the probabilistic analysis of the RESRAD (RESidual RADioactivity)-ONSITE code. Consequently, $DCGL_w$ of Kori Unit 1 in accordance with two scenarios, industrial worker and residential farmer scenario, were derived and the results were compared respectively with other NPPs. It could be used as a basic guideline for establishing regulatory standards for reuse planning, designing the site characterization surveys and implementing final status survey (FSS).

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제52권6호
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• pp.1231-1242
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• 2020

The Kori Unit 1 will be decommissioned after a permanent shutdown in June 2017. South Korea has a 0.1 mSv/yr exposure limit standard for limited or unlimited site release. This is South Korea's first commercial NPP; therefore, if the containment building is reused as a memorial hall, it will contribute to the improvement of public understanding and enhance the public's acceptance of NPPs. Also, existing Kori Unit 1 nuclear power plant manpower resources can be reused after decommissioning and resident staff and memorial hall visitors can activate nearby commercial areas. Therefore, such a reuse scenario may also prevent an economic recession. The exposure dose was calculated using the following scenarios: worker in the containment building, visitor in the containment building, and worker in buildings other than the containment building. The exposure dose in the buildings was calculated by the RESRAD-BUILD developed by the Argonne National Laboratory (ANL). The preliminary exposure dose and derived concentration guideline level (DCGL) were derived.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제53권1호
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• pp.234-243
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• 2021

In the research or project planning for the decommissioning of a nuclear power plant, one of several preparations will be the establishment of a list of potential radionuclides to be considered at the time of characterization or final status surveys. Reliable data for selection of potential radionuclides during the transition period to prepare for decommissioning will depend heavily on historical data at the site or, where possible, sampling analysis. However, during the transition period, direct sampling can be challenging, depending on the circumstances of the site or national regulation. A methodology of selecting potential radionuclides for nuclear facility sites which largely consists of three major processes: production of initial list of radionuclides, selection of the insignificant radionuclide that will be eliminated, and consideration of site characterization or sampling. For developing a preliminary list of potential radionuclides for Kori Unit 1 decommissioning, the list of initial radionuclides was made referring to the technical documents applied at decommissioned NPPs in the U.S and additional reference materials applied until the operation of NPPs in Korea. For the screening of insignificant radionuclides, we applied criterion of less than 0.1% of the amount of radioactivity inventory and confirmed the dose fraction using the RESRAD code. The final suit of radionuclides was established, which should be supplemented by reflecting site characterization and sampling process in the future. Thus, the methodology and results for the selection of potential radionuclides suggested in this paper can give an insight as a future reference to deriving DCGLs in relation to site remediation of decommissioning nuclear plants.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제54권5호
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• pp.1781-1788
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• 2022

The containment building Kori Unit 1 may require sequential steps for full decommissioning. This study assumes that the containment building is to be used as an auxiliary building that handles nuclear power systems and materials during decommissioning before conversion into a greenfield. Through the derivation of guidelines and dose evaluation, it was confirmed whether the radiation workers were satisfied with the ALARA decision. The specific modeling of the external radiation exposure was performed based on the facility investigation procedures. The external radiation specific derived concentration guideline levels (DCGLs) for radiation workers in containment building were obtained using the RESRAD-BUILD code and were applied to the VISIPLAN 3D ALARA Planning Tool code to calculate the working dose and check worker safety. The derivation of site-specific and realistic DCGLs and dose evaluation via 3D modeling can contribute to the scenario development for the decommission and remediation of containment building.

• 한국조경학회지
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• 제41권2호
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• pp.11-26
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• 2013

용산공원과 같은 대형 공원의 설계는 특정 시점의 완결적 마스터플랜을 생산하는 전통적인 설계 방식보다는 다양한 층위에서 프로세스에 중점을 두는 접근을 필요로 한다. 본 연구의 목적은 '용산공원 설계 국제공모'(2012)의 여덟 개 출품작에 나타난 프로세스적 설계의 특성을 분석하는데 있으며, 이를 위해 각 출품작을 프로세스적 설계의 주요 대상, 단계별 계획 구성의 시간적 기준과 특징, 프로세스적 설계의 표현 방법 등 세 가지 기준으로 분석하였다. 본 연구는 프로세스적 설계 방법론의 현재 수준을 비판적으로 점검하는 동시에 국제공모를 통해 수렴된 용산공원의 미래 좌표를 보다 합리적이고 전략적인 방향으로 제안하는 이중의 의의를 지닐 수 있을 것이다. 각 출품작에서 프로세스를 계획한 대상은 공간의 물리적 개발 순서, 생태성의 복원 과정, 공공성의 회복 과정, 경제성을 고려한 운영계획의 순으로 나타났다. 주요 고려사항으로는 주변 도시 조직과의 연결, 광역 녹지 체계와 수 체계의 연결, 부지 내 기존 건물 및 기반 시설의 활용 등이 있었다. 단계별 계획의 시간적 기준은 크게 일정한 시점과 기간을 설정하는 것과 단계의 순서만을 설정하는 것으로 구분되었다. 프로세스적 설계의 표현 방법은 대부분 단계별 계획의 형식을 취하고 있었으며, 일부 작품에서는 시나리오 구성 등과 같은 방식이 시도되었다. 용산공원 설계 국제공모의 출품작들은 프로세스적 설계를 적극적으로 시도했다기보다는 프로세스적 설계의 방법 중 하나인 단계별 계획을 설계의 한 부문으로 도입했다고 볼 수 있다. 또한 전통적인 설계 관례인 마스터플랜 방식을 거부하기보다는 마스터플랜과 프로세스적 설계 사이의 절충적 입장을 취했다고 볼 수 있다.